Odd Golf Alignment and Vision Question

[Brain]

Same here. That's not the reason my golf game blows, although I think I'm getting that worked out.

Opposite eye freaks me out when I'm shooting a pistol sometimes.

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I'm almost certain Nicklaus is right handed.
Johnny Miller is left handed. So was Ben Hogan. Mickelson is right handed.

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There's been a big deal made about Mike Weir writing Nicklaus when he (Weir) was a kid and asking him whether he should play righty or lefty. The reason being, of course, the lack of equipment for lefties. Nicklaus responded that, unlike when he had to make a similar decision, the lack of equipment was not so severe as to warrant playing from his non-dominant side.

I wasn't aware about Hogan and Miller. Makes a pretty good case for kids playing from the "wrong" side though, doesn't it?

[bisonbison]

Yeah, I didn't realize this was the issue last time I went shooting, but it gives me a reason to think maybe I'm not just terrible. Time to learn how to shoot left eyed.

[JTrout]

I knew of Mike writing Jack and asking about playing lefty.
I did not know that Jack said he faced a similar decision.
In 29 yrs. of following golf, this is the first I've ever heard that Jack Nicklaus is left handed.
(... or senility is setting in and I've forgotten!)

[SuitedSixes]

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putting -- using the name or marking a line on the ball -- and the aligning the putts with that

other shots -- picking a point in front of the ball and aiming at that

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Solid advice.

You wanna laugh? See if your local pro shop has one of those lasar thingies to put on your putter face that points where you are REALLY aiming. It's a wonder the ball ever goes in the hole.

Wanna try something else radical? When you putt don't look at the ball, look at the hole. When you shoot a gun, do you look at the bullet (bad analogy)? What does a pitcher look at when he throws? Basketball player shooting free-throws. Ball or rim? Why is golf the only target related activity in which we look at the projectile and not the target?

/Former PGA Pro

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You wanna laugh? See if your local pro shop has one of those lasar thingies to put on your putter face that points where you are REALLY aiming. It's a wonder the ball ever goes in the hole.


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Great arguement for Rotella's theory that visualizing your target is more important than perfect mechanics.